LadyOwl

I'm very much loving the supportive threads lately, which are especially helpful for those of us who have to manage conflicted feelings during the endless Hallmark holidays about family, mothers in particular today.

I'm still up to my eyeballs in my alcoholic mother's toxic tornado of a healthcare crisis and everything swept up in it, and Tuesday would have been my alcoholic dad's birthday (he's dead). The best things I am doing for myself right now are having no contact with my mom, limiting my contact with my equally toxic sister to the essentials, going to therapy (just started!), leaning on supportive friends and family, doing everything I can to manage my insomnia and anxiety, writing, cooking, running, and, most of all, trying to give myself permission to just be.

I wish all of you the best Self-Care Day you can have today, and every day. Internet hugs or whatever feels like appropriate support to you. You all inspire me. Thank you.

NOLAGirl

Thank you for sharing this comforting post! I think Self-Care Day in place of Mother's Day is pretty perfect. Hoping you had a happy and healthy Self-Care Day, LadyOwl.